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Old 01-07-22, 03:56 AM
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Vitveet...Yeah, I could see a few tweaks to the equipment offered in the car and maybe some minor tweaks here and there but overall, I don't expect major changes to this car for the foreseeable future, and especially if my prediction that this will be a 3 year car before they bring the new platform and 4G IS. For example, in Canada, the sunroof is not available on the 500....I could see that changing either in 2023 or 2024....That is a change that wouldn't require Lexus to invest any changes because they already make IS with sunroof available. For the HUD, that would require them to develop a new dash to account for the HUD unit, I doubt that would make it on the 500 but I could be wrong.
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Old 01-07-22, 06:23 AM
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Ran across this for you carbon fiber folk.
Seibon OEM-Style Carbon Fiber Hood | 2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport Performa (maperformance.com)
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Old 01-07-22, 06:35 AM
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That's crazy that there's already one made. I wonder what the weight savings is.
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Old 01-07-22, 06:49 AM
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Is the stock hood steel or aluminum?
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Originally Posted by LeXnFlexTN
Hello CL! Been lurking for a little bit since I put the deposit down on my IS500! Thanks for all the info you guys have provided - seems like an amazing community to be a part of!

Picked this lovely lady up on Tuesday earlier this week - This is my first Lexus and it is INCREDIBLE. Traded in a 2020 STI for it.
can you share more photos of your ride? This is the color combo I’m waiting on.
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Old 01-07-22, 07:33 AM
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^^ I think a fella Canadian is getting something exactly the same....USB with white interior. I haven't seen any photo updates yet of his either - I may be dreaming but I am sure we saw pics of his car at the dealer lot?? TooDeep, can you confirm if you took possession and how you are loving the combo so far?
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Old 01-07-22, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by wthrman2
^^ I think a fella Canadian is getting something exactly the same....USB with white interior. I haven't seen any photo updates yet of his either - I may be dreaming but I am sure we saw pics of his car at the dealer lot?? TooDeep, can you confirm if you took possession and how you are loving the combo so far?
Yes I do remember that too!
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Old 01-07-22, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by wthrman2
^^ I think a fella Canadian is getting something exactly the same....USB with white interior. I haven't seen any photo updates yet of his either - I may be dreaming but I am sure we saw pics of his car at the dealer lot?? TooDeep, can you confirm if you took possession and how you are loving the combo so far?
Yep, that's effectively @TooDeep that had the car in our dealer's parking lot. I guess he's enjoying it now!
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Old 01-07-22, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by AmbyBomb
Is the stock hood steel or aluminum?
It's aluminum on all 3rd-gen IS models.
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Old 01-07-22, 08:41 AM
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The stock hood is actually surprisingly light!
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Old 01-07-22, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
Lmao. I’m due for my first fill up of gas tomorrow and I’m dreading that moment lmfao. I’m going from a Corolla that got 30+ MPG on Regular Gas to a IS350 that is getting 21 MPG on Premium Gas. Gonna have to start selling leg pics again
It could be worse. I average 15mpg on my M2C with a lousy 13.7 gallon tank.
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Originally Posted by ExLexOwner
It could be worse. I average 15mpg on my M2C with a lousy 13.7 gallon tank.
I've gotta agree. Could be much worse. I'll be going from 42 mpg (Prius) to 19 mpg (IS500) but I'll be keeping my Prius so I should average 30 mpg.
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Old 01-07-22, 10:05 AM
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Congratulations! Love the color combo. Throwback to the 2008 IS F hero photos in Ultrasonic Blue and Alpine White interior!!!

Photo from the 2007 IS F Global Debut in Detroit with Bob Carter who was the GVP and General Manager of Lexus USA at the time, is now the Executive VP of Sales at Toyota Motor North America.





Originally Posted by LeXnFlexTN
Hello CL! Been lurking for a little bit since I put the deposit down on my IS500! Thanks for all the info you guys have provided - seems like an amazing community to be a part of!

Picked this lovely lady up on Tuesday earlier this week - This is my first Lexus and it is INCREDIBLE. Traded in a 2020 STI for it.
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Flipside, I love the historical value (and candy store pictures) you bring to this thread. Simply awesome! I'm guessing there's just a handful of us, myself not included, who possess this knowledge but it's so great to learn about. Thank you!
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Old 01-07-22, 10:23 AM
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^^ I couldn't agree with you more - I don't have a lot of history on Lexus since I only joined the brand in 2015 but it is amazing to have so many amazing contributors to this forum like flipside, Sasnuke to just name a few.

Now I beg to differ on the candy store picture, that award goes to TipsyTonio (lol)
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